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“I AM THE MINORITY OF THE MINORITY OF THE MINORITY, I CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT MY BROTHERS”: AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO SELF-CARE STRATEGIES DEVELOPED BY LGBTQIA+ ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE DURING COVID-19 QUARANTINE IN BRAZIL
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I am the minority of the minority of the minority, I can’t help thinking about my brothers: an intersectional approach to self-care strategies developed by LGBTQIA+ adolescents and young people during COVID-19 quarantine in BrazilAuthor
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Universidade Católica de Santos. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saude Coletiva. Santos, SP, Brasil.
Universitê Lumière Lyon 2. Pole de Psychologie Sociale. Lyon, France / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola de Governo Fiocruz Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Universidade Católica de Santos. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saude Coletiva. Santos, SP, Brasil / Universidade de São Paulo. Interseccionalidade e Marcadores Sociais da Diferença. Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Saude. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
University of Southern California. Institute on Inequalities in Global Health. Los Angeles, CA, States United.
Universitê Lumière Lyon 2. Pole de Psychologie Sociale. Lyon, France.
Universidade Católica de Santos. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saude Coletiva. Santos, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saude Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Universitê Lumière Lyon 2. Pole de Psychologie Sociale. Lyon, France.
Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universitê Lumière Lyon 2. Pole de Psychologie Sociale. Lyon, France / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola de Governo Fiocruz Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Universidade Católica de Santos. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saude Coletiva. Santos, SP, Brasil / Universidade de São Paulo. Interseccionalidade e Marcadores Sociais da Diferença. Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Saude. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
University of Southern California. Institute on Inequalities in Global Health. Los Angeles, CA, States United.
Universitê Lumière Lyon 2. Pole de Psychologie Sociale. Lyon, France.
Universidade Católica de Santos. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saude Coletiva. Santos, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saude Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Universitê Lumière Lyon 2. Pole de Psychologie Sociale. Lyon, France.
Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
We aimed to understand how COVID-19 impacted LGBTQIA+ adolescents’ and young people’s well-being and to
explore self-care strategies developed by them to address such effects. A qualitative investigation was conducted with
adolescents and young people including 39 men who have sex with men and transgender women aged 15–22 years in
Brazil. Data collection comprised digital-based diaries and semi-structured interviews and occurred during physical
distancing measures. We adopted an iterative thematic analysis from an intersectional lens to examine how participants’
multiple social identities—such as gender, sexuality, race, and class—influenced their self-care practices. The process of
reflecting on and adapting to COVID-19-related restrictions prompted participants to recognize experiences that
impacted their well-being throughout their lives, such as stigma, discrimination, and violence. Social class emerged as the
primary factor in social differentiation, rather than race, leading to varied effects of the pandemic on participants’ lives. In
their quest for a sense of wholeness, participants became more critical of their relationships, often choosing to end toxic
and abusive connections while seeking new sources of social support as a key strategy for protecting their well-being.
Transgender participants noted that certain aesthetics within the transgender community could be oppressive rather
than emancipatory. Engaging with new social media circles and participating in volunteer work were important forms of
community engagement, particularly among Black participants. Future research on the long-term effects of COVID-19
on the well-being of adolescents should prioritize articulating structural drivers of inequality in qualitative health
research.
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